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Section 20.2 Terminology and notation

The following definitions all apply to an m×n matrix.
column space
the subspace of Rm formed by the span of the columns of the matrix
row space
the subspace of Rn formed by the span of the rows of the matrix
null space
the subspace of Rn formed by the solution set of the homogeneous system with that matrix as the coefficient matrix
nullity
the dimension of the null space of the matrix